The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
AFFABLE
affable, amiable, cordial, genial
(adjective) diffusing warmth and friendliness; “an affable smile”; “an amiable gathering”; “cordial relations”; “a cordial greeting”; “a genial host”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
affable (comparative more affable, superlative most affable)
Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable.
Mild; benign.
Synonyms
• (friendly, courteous): accessible, civil, complaisant, courteous, friendly, gracious, personable
• (mild, benign): benign, mild, warm
Antonyms
• inaffable
Source: Wiktionary
Af"fa*ble, a. Etym: [F. affable, L. affabilis, fr. affari to speak to; ad + fari to speak. See Fable.]
1. Easy to be spoken to or addressed; receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; courteous; sociable. An affable and courteous gentleman. Shak. His manners polite and affable. Macaulay.
2. Gracious; mild; benign. A serene and affable countenance. Tatler.
Syn.
– Courteous; civil; complaisant; accessible; mild; benign; condescending.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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